Solving+Real+Problems

First espoused by Peter Elbow, this writing activity simply calls for students to write briefly As students complete this writing activity based on a course reading or controversy in the field, they become more adept at understanding the complexity of issues and arguments.
 * first, in support of an idea, concept, methodology, thesis;
 * second, in opposition to it.

Source: http://wac.colostate.edu/intro/pop5p.cfm


 * //Teaching Tips...//

A Few Possibilities:**

1. This is an important place for students to find the significance of an assignment, unit, or class in the larger context of the world. Some students used this page to explore to solve their own problems using topics studied in class, while others extended their learning into current issues and controversies.

2. Students could use this as a practical applications page. For example, how did they see a physics principle at work on the flight they took to Florida or in the waves they observed on the beach? How did a geometry formula help them at the pool table last night? How might last week's set of Spanish vocabulary words come in handy?

3. Athough my students have not yet tried this, this page would be ideal for RSS feeds.


 * Student Examples:**

Click here for a "Solving Real Problems" page that brings personal relevance and metacognition to a popular memoir.

Click here for a "Solving Real Problems" page that explores social and political relevance of a topic in a work of fiction.

Tasks: Add an RSS feed

rss url="http://feeds.nytimes.com/nyt/rss/Education" link="true" description="true" length="50" number="10" date="true" author="true"